Correctional Program Specialist (Cellular Forensics Specialist)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position supports the Bureau of Prisons’ national digital forensic mission and the Office’s complex intelligence mission. The specialist provides substantive assistance to the Chief and interacts regularly with intelligence-community working groups. The role includes collecting, preserving, handling, and disposing of cellular devices as evidence, including entering evidence information into the investigative database. The specialist also collects and disseminates intelligence, guides field sites on intelligence and its relevance to investigations, and monitors worldwide intelligence activity and developments in digital forensic technology for potential threats.

The position is a secondary/non-law-enforcement coverage position. Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation, and applicants are subject to NCIC and credit checks. U.S. citizenship is required. Telework eligibility is subject to agency policy. Travel and transportation reimbursement is authorized.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the education requirement through a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. if related. Graduate study must be in correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or another field related to the position; OR meet the experience requirement.
• Alternatively, have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Qualifying experience must involve substantial work with a correctional program or effective work with inmates and associates in a correctional environment, demonstrate successful supervisory or administrative ability, and include knowledge of correctional operations and experience directing or assisting in directing a correctional program or major phase of one.
• Specialized experience may include gathering, analyzing, and evaluating information about management processes and recommending action; intelligence gathering and intelligence-processing procedures; or analyzing and investigating problems using established techniques.
• A qualifying combination of graduate education and experience may be used to meet the requirements.
• If education is used to meet or substitute for specialized experience, upload legible transcripts with school and student identification, degree and award date if applicable; coursework and degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution.
• Provide actual time spent in experience activities, such as hours worked per week, for paid and unpaid experience to receive proper credit.
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are subject to NCIC and credit checks.
• Applicants must use their primary residence address at the time of application and may be required to provide proof of residence.
• For secondary law-enforcement coverage, eligibility requires three years of primary law-enforcement coverage by the vacancy closing date. Current federal law-enforcement employees who have not completed ICT Phase I and II must complete those courses after entering the position; this requirement does not apply to non-law-enforcement positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide substantive assistance to the Chief in support of the Office’s complex intelligence mission.
• Interact regularly with working groups within the intelligence community.
• Perform analytical work supporting the Bureau of Prisons’ national digital forensic mission.
• Collect, preserve, handle, and dispose of cellular devices as evidence, including entering evidence information in the investigative database.
• Collect and disseminate intelligence and provide field sites with guidance on forwarded intelligence and its potential relevance to their investigative efforts.
• Monitor worldwide intelligence activity and advancements in digital forensic technology to identify potential threats.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Travel and transportation reimbursement is authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree